Introduction to Gender-Affirming Top Surgery The process of learning about top surgery options can be overwhelming.  This summary page will provide a thorough overview of the different sections of this website and help you make your way through the learning process.Think of this page as something of an annotated site map – and then click on the links to access the information described below. Top surgery is also called chest masculinization, breast augmentation, breast feminization, etc., depending on the type of surgery being done and what communities you are involved in. We use the terms “chest reconstruction top surgery” and “breast augmentation” as these are non-gendered terms that we hope are …

Hormone Therapy and its Effect on Chest Reconstruction and Breast Augmentation Surgery Any individual seeking plastic surgery to alter sex characteristics to align their outward appearance with their gender identification should begin by learning as much as they can about gender dysphoria as it is defined in the ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases-10, published by the WHO-World Health Organization) or the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, published by the American Psychiatric Association . The Three-phase Approach to Treating Gender Dysphoria Before contemplating plastic surgery to alter physical characteristics it is recommended to first seek counseling with a psychologist or psychiatrist to explore and treat the emotional damage …